Judgement Day Update: Searching for Moral, Ethical Robots
It’s no secret that the progress being made in terms of robotics, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence is making many people nervous. With so many science fiction franchises based on the of...
View ArticleThe Future is Here: Memory Prosthetics
Developing implants that can restore damaged neural tissue – either by restoring the connections between damaged memory synapses or restoring cognitive function – is seen as the next great leap in...
View ArticleThe Future is Here: Injectable Foam for the Battlefield
Given the advances in medical technology, it is quite surprising when it comes to gunshot wounds and battlefield injuries, old-world methods are still be used. For example, if a soldier is wounded in...
View ArticleThe Future of Medicine: The “Human Body-on-a-Chip”
One of the aims of modern medicine is perfecting the way we tests treatments and drugs, so that the lengthy guess-work and clinical trials can be shortened or even cut out of the equation. While this...
View ArticleThe Future of Tanks: Ground X and Scout Specialist Vehicles
As armies continue to modernize, the challenge of creating new fighting vehicles that withstand the latest in battlefield conditions, and at the same time be more cost-effective, is a constant. And, as...
View ArticleMain Battle Tanks!
As a young man, there were few things cooler to me than tanks. Sure, I wanted to be a pilot at the time, with visions of fighter jets dancing in my head. But armored warfare and the cool and advanced...
View ArticleNews from Aerospace: XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane
The race to produce a new era or reusable and cost-effective spacecraft has been turning out some rather creative and interesting designs. DARPA’s XS-1 Spaceplane is certainly no exception. Developed...
View ArticleJudgement Day Update: Cheetah Robot Unleashed!
There have been lots of high-speed bio-inspired robots in recent years, as exemplified by Boston Dynamics WildCat. But MIT’s Cheetah robot, which made its big debut earlier this month, is in a class by...
View ArticleThe Future is Here: The Soft Robotic Exosuit
Robotic exoskeletons have come a long way, and are even breaking the mold. When one utters the term, it tends to conjure up images of a heavy suit with a metal frame that bestows the wearer super-human...
View ArticleAerospace Travel: Los Angeles to Tokyo in One Hour
Given my busy schedule of late, some stories have been sitting in my stack for some time and I haven’t been able to write about them. But one’s like this are too cool to pass up, so here’s a belated...
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